Episode #453
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Sheng
Interview with Jennifer Ouellette
- http://www.jenniferouellette-writes.com/
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
A new study finds that 25% of clinical trials are discontinued prior to their completion. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-03-discontinuation-randomized-clinical-trials-common.html
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Item #2
Science
Researchers find that subjects fail to identify fake photo IDs (where the picture does not match the person) 45% of the time. http://sites01.lsu.edu/wp/lsuresearch/2014/03/10/lsu-research-shows-face-matching-for-passports-and-ids-incredibly-fallible/
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Item #3
Fiction
Researchers studying concession stand sales at sporting events find that the inclusion of healthy options, such as fruit and cheese, caused sales to drop by 30%. http://now.uiowa.edu/2014/03/healthy-food-good-you%E2%80%93and-can-sell-too
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
‘Once a scientific truth emerges from consensus of experiments and observations, it is the way of the world. So say science… When different experiments give you the same result, it is no longer subject to your opinion. That’s the good thing about (science). It is true whether or not you believe in it. That’s why it works.’ - Neil deGrasse Tyson